The ethiopiques series has been celebrating vintage ethiopian music since 1997, spanning over 30 volumes on cd and several vinyl releases. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul trailer 2017 youtube. Various heavenly ethiopiques best of ethiopiques series. Since 1997 the series has been bringing the treasures of the ethiopian music scene of the 60s and 70s to a wider audience, including some of the founding fathers like mulatu astatke, mahmoud ahmed and tilahun gessesse. Francis falcetto, founder of the 28 cd series, and the specialist of ethiopian music, has selected all tracks. This is the odd man out in the ethiopiques series, which is ostensibly dedicated the golden age of ethiopian music. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military. You definitely need a love for the eclectic, but this music is. Many of the ethiopiques cds compile various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records, and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia.
The story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. Graduated as scriptwriter of national film school in lodz, poland. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul maciej bochniak ethiopia 2017 70 min a film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular. This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrinkwrap. With mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, elvis costello, alemayehu eschete. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrinkwrap doesnt look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, well probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that its in good shape which is why we dont have more of these. The very best of ethiopiques has been described as doing for ethiopia what the buena vista social club did for cuba and this marvellous music. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul teaser 2017 on vimeo. The perfect introduction to the world of ethiopian music.
Few know the compelling story of a lost generation of brilliant ethiopian musicians whose unique sounds blended african and western genres and influenced. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ethiopiques. The first best of lp release from the ethiopiques series. Powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of. I have been saying to esat staffs that stop praising derg, in the begging they used to worship derg regime specially the younger crew of esat, but they have reduced a lot the last few years. New ethiopiques cd celebrates legend girma beyene at. International premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to the infectious sound of the music that conquered the west through the ethiopiques series of cds. Commenter below, i totally agree with everything you wrote.
Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and ethiopian musicians. Watch ethiopiques revolt of the soul online vimeo on. In many ways, it was pretty much the only popular music. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his.
The story of the phenomenon of this unique music style which had a considerable influence on late 20th century free jazz and pop music local. Art culture completed 2017 the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became an considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the. Whats obvious is the influence of american soul and blues, the former quite apparent in the memphis groove of muluquen melleses wetetie mare, with its smoking bassline. Documentary animation james brown is shouting and screaming from the loudspeakers.
People have gathered in front of the record store in ethiopias capital addis ababa, and they are completely transfixed. However, you could make a case that the fall of the derg dictatorship in 1992 brought its own golden age, and it was celebrated in the azmaribets, the folk cabarets that proliferated in urban centers, notably addis ababa. A slim 70minute running time and plodding animations suggest that. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian and eritrean singers and musicians. Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques. Many of the cds compile songs from various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. A double vinyl set from heavenly sweetness with twenty tracks selected by noneother than francis falcetto, founder of the original 28 cd series on buda musique. Heavenly ethiopiques by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Documentaries that are carefully researched amd that rigorously explore the subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul afridocs anytime promo youtube. This first volume of the ethiopiques series just begins to show the scope of the golden age of ethiopian music, loving assembled, remastered, and annotated. Francis opened his large collection of photos, lps, and memorabilia to make the artwork of this double lp gatefold.
Download sodereondemand app from apple, android download the app and watch full movies. Orchestra ethiopia 196,1975, ethiopiques buda music cd series. Tigrina music various artists on allmusic 1999 this volume of the ethiopiques series is the one. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul at valletta film festival 2018 valletta film festival.
Very best of ethiopiques cult hits from the original series. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded this famous series. He worked together with producer amha eshete, who between 1969 and 1975 made. Herein began the birth of recorded ethiopian music, imbued with the flavours of funk, soul and jazz.
First released in january 2014, this remains the key primer, the gateway drug into the bewitching sound of ethiopiques. First, check this out on the mp3 digital download, which is far cheaper, albeit a couple of songs fewer. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser dir. A russian officer who had served in central asia, v. While technically illegal at the time, the music was celebrated by the people and tolerated by. Listen to the very best of ethiopiques ethiopiques. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul valletta film festival. The very best of ethiopiques is a compilation by ethiopiques released in 2007. A film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis ababa. Maciek bochniak 2017 in 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is. Documentaries that question the world and propose new ways of looking at it. Pertinent and impertinent documentaries on topical questions and timeless subjects.
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